Jazz Buss is published fortnightly by Free 2 B Global Media; Covering all points on the jazz compass - performances, both by Jamaicans and visitors locally and overseas, reviews, new artistes and releases, events and commentary

Monday, December 08, 2008

"Dollar" The Duke & more on Riffin'

RIFFFIN’S RUNDOWN FOR WEEK, 8/12/08, 8.35PM, AT NEWSTALK 93FM.

Live stream www.newstalk93fm.com

MONDAY: Three sides of Duke Ellington. As pianist/composer. As Orchestral leader/composer. Finally, an Ellington singer , Betty Roche sings some of his classic songs.

TUESDAY: Italian trumpeter, Enrico Rava’s album “Full Of Life”, finds Rava, leading a pianoless Quartet, including a baritone saxophone, that reminds of Chet Baker and Gerry Mulligan.

WEDNESDAY: Archie Shepp and Abdullah Ibrahim, aka Dollar Brand, make a duo , a high level music conversation, by two great artists, totally in tune with one another.

THURSDAY: In a matter of weeks, music has lost, Miriam M akeba, and now Odetta, the voice of America’s Civil Rights Movement. Riffin pays tribute to a powerful voice.

FRIDAY: The promising Jamaican/Kenyan duo, the Neutral Sisters, Kyra and Bianca Noons, has suffered a setback. The death of Bianca, means her sister must go it alone. Riffin features the Neutral; Sisters.

About Me

[soon-to-be-ex] husband of one, father of two, servant of God, I've been writing for over 15 years. In addition to features for Jamaica Observer newspaper, I have contributed to Jazz Times magazine and jazzreview.com. In addition to a bok on Jamaican jazz, I am presently working on a number of media initiatives